3 Quotes & Sayings By Mustafa Akyol

Mustafa Akyol is a columnist for the daily newspaper Cumhuriyet in Turkey. In his column, "The Crossroad," he writes about inter-religious dialogue and Islamic coexistence using humor and satire to provoke thought among his readers. His articles have been translated into many languages including Turkish, French, Polish, Arabic, and English.

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While no Muslim worthy of his name would lose his respect for God, the Prophet Muhammad, and other symbols of Islam, he might well refrain from using legal prosecution or violent reaction to those who do not show the same respect. My basis for this claim is nothing other than the holiest source of Islam, the Quran. Mustafa Akyol
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The main bone of contention is whether Islamic injunctions are legal or moral categories. When Muslims say Islam commands daily prayers or bans alcohol, are they talking about public obligations that will be enforced by the state or personal ones that will be judged by God? Mustafa Akyol